Intro -- Nanomedicine Manufacturing and Applications -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Contributors -- About the editors -- 1 Introduction to nanomedicine an overview -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Nanoparticles -- 2 Three pillars of nanomedicine -- 3 Synthesis of nanomaterial for applications of nanomedicine -- 3.1 Gold nanoparticles -- 3.2 Magnetic nanoparticles -- 4 Nanomedicine in healthcare -- 4.1 Cancer -- 5 Mechanisms including nanomedicine-based tumor targeting -- 6 Limitations and public awareness in nanomedicine -- 7 Pharmacology and safety challenges -- 8 Conclusion

2.1 Nanobio interaction -- 3 Clinically approved nanomedicine -- 4 Challenges in the optimization of nanomedicine -- 4.1 Physicochemical characteristics of nanoparticles -- 4.2 Safety and health problems -- 4.3 Problems relating to regulation -- 4.4 Problems related to manufacturing -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- 4 Nanobiology in medicine -- 1 Background -- 2 Structure -- 3 Methods to evaluate nanoparticle characterization -- 4 Internalization of nanoparticles -- 5 Factors determining nanoparticle uptake -- 6 Bioavailability of a nanoparticle -- 7 Therapeutic applications

8 Conclusions -- References -- 5 Nanomaterial synthesis protocols -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Nanoparticles -- 2.1 Classification and types of nanomaterials -- 2.1.1 Carbon-based nanomaterials -- 2.1.2 Inorganic-based nanomaterials -- 2.1.3 Organic-based nanomaterials -- 2.1.4 Composite-based nanomaterials -- 2.2 Synthesis of nanoparticles -- 2.2.1 Chemical method -- Chemical reduction -- Solvothermal technique -- Sol-gel process -- Coprecipitation method -- Microemulsion method -- 2.3 Physical method -- 2.3.1 Chemical vapor deposition -- 2.3.2 Melt mixing method

2.3.3 High-energy ball milling -- 2.4 Biological method -- 3 Nanocomposites -- 3.1 Classification of nanocomposites -- 3.1.1 Metal-oxide based nanocomposites -- 3.1.2 Polymer-based nanocomposites -- 3.1.3 Carbon nanotube-based nanocomposites -- 3.1.4 Noble metal-based nanocomposites -- 4 Characterization techniques -- 4.1 Ultraviolet/visible spectrophotometer -- 4.2 Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy -- 4.3 Field-emission scanning electron microscopy -- 4.4 Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy -- 4.5 X-ray diffraction -- 5 Conclusion -- References